objective
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 		   to secure a promising position in the design industry and evolve to a leader in design.
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experience
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 		   currently a freelance sr. designer / art director
creative direction, brand development and management, art direction, design, photo direction, production, project management, managing resources and staff involved in projects, and client/vendor communications. clients: target, jennie-o, exhibitor magazine, carapelli, pillsbury, general mills, coca-cola, sony, american express, aiga, city of saint paul, c.h. robinson, tropicana, mott's, welch's, imation, 3m, mcnally smith college of music, etc.

packaging designer for baker associates, minneapolis (2002)
concept development and package design solutions for nabisco products: cheese nips, oreo, nutter butter, ritz, etc.

art director for tiger oak publications, minneapolis (2001)
includes twin cities parent and minnesota bride magazines. position was primarily art direction, but also involved the following: graphic design, photo direction, art buying, styling, project management, and coordinating freelance photographers and illustrators.

designer at john ryan company, minneapolis (2000)
designed a range of print and environmental graphics material, primarily for banks and other financial institutions. clients: bank of america, guaranty bank, berlitz, and john ryan creative.

designer at open design studio, st. cloud state university (1999)
designed a wide variety of marketing materials for non-profit purposes.

freelance designer in southern california (1996-1999)
assignments involved the following: corporate identity, stationary, book covers, posters, retail/pos, editorial design, brochures, web design, packaging, and annual reports. clients: universal studios, lacma, cal-tech, haagen dazs, and head start.

catalog designer at fingerhut corporation, minnetonka (1995)

freelance project manager / production artist in amsterdam, netherlands (1989-1994)
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software
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 		   adobe photoshop, illustrator, in design, after effects, premiere, quarkxpress, macromedia director, dreamweaver, strata studio pro
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honors
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 		   aiga awards (1998), addy awards (2000), 3 college scholarships
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education
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 		   bfa (cum laude) in graphic design (1998)

st. cloud state university | st. cloud, minnesota
art center college of design | pasadena, california
pasadena city college | pasadena, california

st. cloud state university | st. cloud, minnesota
graduate assistant, 20 graduate units towards an mfa degree (1999-2000)
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activities
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 		   participated at the circulation project of repohistory (www.repohistory.org) in new york city (1999). taught entry level design classes for two semesters (1999-2000).
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references
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 		   available upon request.
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